[mythtv-users] Storage Groups or NFS for distributed video storage

[Anthony Messina]

On Thursday 24 April 2008 10:31:44 am Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 04/24/2008 11:10 AM, Anthony Messina wrote:
> > On Sunday 20 April 2008 07:15:19 am Michael T. Dean wrote:
> >> On 04/19/2008 03:21 AM, Anthony Messina wrote:
> >>> i am wondering why things like movie posters, or non-recording videos
> >>> need to have the full path in the db?  couldn't the settings relating
> >>> to a host have the "prefix to the posters"... value in the db.  we do
> >>> have to set it anyway, but i wish it wouldn't store the whole value,
> >>> just the 0123456.jpg or whatever.
> >>
> >> Because neither you nor the person who's actually working on changing
> >> around MythVideo to use Storage Groups have finished the patch.
> >>
> > :) good answer.  you're right.  i guess a better question would be more
> > : along
> >
> > the lines of there must have been an advantage initially to have full
> > paths stored in the db.  i wonder if that is still true...  is there some
> > advantage to that method?
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/307958#307958 (whole
> thread--though some of the posts are not important to your specific
> question as they talk about other uses of storage groups).

thanks.  that is a helpful thread.  looks like lots of good ideas there too.

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Anthony -  http://messinet.com - http://messinet.com/~amessina/gallery
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